stayed at the sevilla for 3 nights, may 20-22 bed and breakfast as part of our package holiday deal. food in the breakfast room was o k but nothing special. we ate at local restraunts at night, the food was good value ( we got a starter, main course and ice cream, 2 mojitos each and a coffee for 20 pasos for 2 at one just of the prado ) just a little bland in taste. hotel is a great location just 5 minutes walk to the park central and the main pedestrian street with all the bars and restraunts on .great character if a little shabby, good bar with live local bands just about all day. no problem walking round during the day or at night, we found a small bar half way down the main pedestrian street with a live band playing and spent the night drinking local beer and watching the band play after they played they came round offering you ther cd, we just declined and put a few pasos into there hat for the show ( all the bands do this ). just one word of warning about the hasslers who usualy hang about outside the hotels mainly offering cheap cigars, salsa or jazz festivals the cigars are crap and the festivals dont exist! if the hasslers do aproach you just a simple no thanks will do and they will leave you alone.

Rooms: We stayed at the Sevilla as part of a Havana/Varadero package and were delighted with the old world character of the Sevilla. The rooms are dated but charming and they are generally clean. The bathroom is a bit of a challenge (shower temp and flushing - one quick flush then a long one seemed to do the trick!) but we quickly got used to both. The housekeepers were wonderful ... I'm still not sure how they made two elephants out of our bath towels. The pool provides a very welcome respite, especially in the heat and humidity of May and the exercise room has some decent equipment when it works.

Location: Just off the Prado, the Sevilla provides excellent access to Old Havana, the Malecon, the Museum of the Revolution, and the Capitolo. Ambitious (foolish) types can also walk to New Havana, though I wouldn't recommend this on a steaming hot day in May. There are tonnes of places to eat in this area - go for the smaller restaurants for more authentic food and better service.

Restaurants: Food at the Sevilla was okay. We ate at the buffet, the lobby bar, and the roof-top restaurant. The roof-top restaurant serves decent Cuban food, but is quite pricey (we didn't try the European food). That said, the view is fantastic!!! especially at night and the staff will open the massive windows to cool down the room and expand the view. The view alone made the price justifiable and the service was very good. The lobby bar and buffet provide adequate food, though many of the choices in the buffet seemed under-ripe and less than tasty. Still, the situation in Cuba must make it very difficult to get fresh food. Service in both the bar and buffet are typically communist.

Negatives: The wait for the elevators (lifts) is horrendous even when the hotel isn't busy. There seems to be no logic whatsoever to how the elevators work. The front desk staff weren't very helpful when we ran into problems with our tour company, but the concierge, Dania, was great. Because the hotel is in a very tourist oriented area, be wary of people offering deals that are too good to be true. Nonetheless, we felt very safe, even at night.

Stayed at this hotel for 3 nights form the 8th May to the 10 May 2007.

Loved the hotel very central to things in walking distance of the old town and the sea. It was a old hotel but I think this added to the Charm.We olny stayed the 3 nights if we were going back again i would like to stay at least 5 nights as there is so much to do and we did no do half of it.

We did the walking tour of havana and would recommed this as it give you a good insight in to the city and the way of life over there.

We stayed at this hotel for a week it is situated in the heart of old
Havana and is with in walking distance of all the main tourist attractions in old Havana it is next to the muesum of the revolution and very close to Calle obispo the main shoping street.

The hotel was clean comfortable with very friendly and helpful staff. The rooms were very large and well air conditions with a good shower facility. The hotel also bosts a roof top resturante that looks out over the city that gives you some fantasic views whils you dine. It has a good swimming pool and snack bar service.

It is a nice hotel although a little bit expensive not for the budget
traveller but if you are looking for a good hotel with a bit of comfort in the heart of old Havana then this is a good choice there are some others in this area that are far mre expensive so this is a good middle of the road choice.